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July 02 2010
Religious intolerance 'the new racism'
"Many communities that have faced racial discrimination for decades are now being targeted because of their religion."
The report notes that Muslims have been increasingly targeted by authorities in Europe and the United States as part of counter-terrorism measures.
This is evident from police stop-and-searches to the US restrictions introduced after a Nigerian Muslim was accused of trying to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day 2009.
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June 29 2010
RICHMOND, N.H. Church receives $1.15 million over unconstitutional zoning laws
The settlement payment--coming after two state court orders
June 28 2010
The Realism of Religious Freedom
"Freedom of religion" means you can stand on a street corner and proselytize everything from Catholicism to Mormonism to the cult of the sun god Ra. "Freedom of worship" means you can be executed for public conversion away from Islam. Worship is part of religion, but it is one of the least public parts-and thus one of the least involved in actual freedom.
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June 26 2010
The Case Against Marriage, Courtesy of Newsweek
The Newsweek article represents what may be the most direct journalistic attack on marriage in our times. Though only an op-ed column, it presents arguments that had to date been made largely, if not exclusively, outside of mainstream circles. Consider this column an opening salvo in a battle to finish marriage off, once and for all.
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June 24 2010
The End of Men? - A Hard Look at the Future
Rosin begins her article with the fact that sex-selection technologies in the West are now more often used to select a preference for girls than for boys, reversing the historical trend. Why? She explains: "Man has been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. But for the first time in human history, that is changing-and with shocking speed. Cultural and economic changes always reinforce each other.
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June 24 2010
Boy Scouts Win Battle in Court
"What we really want is to sit down with the city and resolve this matter once and for all" Gosselin says.
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June 23 2010
The Evil Spawn of Vilecom
All the major networks are awash in sex, profanity, violence and attacks on religion. But for sheer creepiness, Viacom wins, hands down.
Let's start with Nickelodeon, Viacom's "kid-friendly" network. Nick's Website has a link to AddictingGames.com, as the Culture and Media Institute reports. There, tykes find "Naughty Classroom," "Naughty Babysitter," and 29 other "Naughty" titles. Also, "Booty Rider," and "You Da Sperm." One game, "Perry the Perv," is about a peeping Tom.
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June 21 2010
WCC Knows Better than Jesus
The WCC remains profoundly concerned that the global financial and economic crisis – which continues to wreak havoc on economies including in the Euro zone – has thrown tens of millions more people into poverty, swelling the ranks of the disempowered, hungry, thirsty, unemployed, sick and homeless, and further derailing the achievement of the MDGs.
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June 18 2010
Masculine Leadership Needed Now More Than Ever
The ramifications of raising children without a father are taking a toll, not only on children, but also on society itself.
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June 18 2010
Past UCC Leader Makes Episcopal Church Look Moderate at Middle East Peace Conf.
CMEP represents over 20 church organizations, including mainline and historic peace churches, along with liberal Catholic groups and some eastern Orthodox churches. The organization favors a "two-state" solution with Palestinians governing the West Bank and Gaza and Israel reduced to its pre-1967 borders.
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